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BlogFebruary 2012

When I first joined the CCDC almost five years ago the CSD had just passed the 420,000 mark. The half millionth structural determination was included in late November 2009, and the 600,000 milestone was reached just last month: a little over two years later. The growth of the CSD since 1972 is recorded on the website, and shows a continual and ever-increasing rate of growth. This rate of increase has actually been used by researchers to show the development of specific areas of study, I recently attended a talk where it was shown the number of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) deposited in the CSD was doubling at approximately twice the rate of the CSD as a whole.

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the new and improved CCDC website. Given the big changes that have been implemented (both in terms of the layout and with the technology behind the scenes) we’ve decided to first launch the new site as this ‘beta-release’. This should give you a chance to get used to the updated look, while still giving you the backup of the site you’ve become familiar with over the past few years. Importantly for us, it also allows you to give us your views and feedback as we continue to develop the site. If you have a few spare minutes, please take a look around the new site and fill in our feedback form (there should be a link to the form from every page), we really are keen to hear what you think.